Michael Earp specialises in children's literature as an editor and bookseller, who also writes short stories.
Michael has a degree in Early Childhood, and a Masters in Children's Literature from Macquarie University. Michael has sat on the #LoveOZYA committee, and edited #LoveOZYA anthologies.
They also established the #AusQueerYA website dedicated to children's and young adult fiction with LGBTQ fiction by Australian authors.
In 2021, they were shortlisted for Bookseller of the Year by the Australian Booksellers Association (ABA).
This author uses they/them pronouns.